Probing double Rydberg wave packets in a helium atom with fast single-cycle pulses

Wang, Xiao; Robicheaux, F.

doi:10.1103/physreva.96.043409

Probing double Rydberg wave packets in a helium atom with fast single-cycle pulses

Journal Article · Wed Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.96.043409· OSTI ID:1540658

Wang, Xiao ^[1]; Robicheaux, F. ^[2]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); DOE/OSTI
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). Purdue Quantum Center

Fully quantum and classical calculations on a helium atom with two excited, radially localized Rydberg wave packets are performed. The differences between classical and quantum methods are compared for a wide range of principal quantum numbers to study the validity of the classical method for low-lying states. Furthermore, the effects of fast terahertz single-cycle pulses on an atomic system with one or two Rydberg wave packets are also studied using classical equations of motion. These results suggest that single-cycle pulses can be used as time-resolved probes to detect motion of the wave packets and to investigate autoionization properties.

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Research Organization:: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012193

OSTI ID:: 1540658

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1399066

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 96; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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